Welding outside,sun behind you, good luck. Indoors.i use around 11. Buddy prefers 9. I wear glasses to weld, perhaps thats the difference.
A question about the helmet. What is the lowest number I can run shade wise and still be safe mine goes from 1-13 I usally run it on 9or10 but I'm having trouble seeing my puddle is that too dark?
9-11 is what I use so I'm safe anyway lol my helmet does pretty good with the sun as long as I dont look directly towards the sun.Welding outside,sun behind you, good luck. Indoors.i use around 11. Buddy prefers 9. I wear glasses to weld, perhaps thats the difference.
Polarity is correct?but the splatter is crazy bad.
Thanks bud I will try that Vulcan wire I thought about testing it out before. Tbh the little spoil of Chinese wire that came with my Hf welder ran really good. When I ran out alot of ppl told me to get Lincoln wire. They didnt have any .030 so I got the. 035 but I got the blue devil. 030 just to try it was cheap on Amazon. I hate it dont like it at all. I liked the hf wire better. The Lincoln wire I like it welds good and makes a strong weld when I can get it too. I think its 50 percent me and 50 percent the machine not getting enough amps because of the drop cord. I was talking to a good friend of mine that is a welder I showed him my welds and he said it looks like to him I'm loosing amps after the bead starts. I cant exactly move the car right now tho hahaThe newer HF flux core welders are self feeding so you cant adjust the wire speed. I think it goes by power rating. I got an older Italian made HF Dual-Mig 130, before they went Chinese. I only use it as .030 flux but I got a small Argon tank and a regulator as well as the .025 solid wire...just never used the gas side. I had a crap spool of old HF scrap metal flux wire that wasn't worth a ****. I bought some new HF 'Vulcan' wire (I get alot of HF cards so I shop there often) and that stuff was so much better than even the small spool of Lincoln I had. The feed roller is the same as the Lincolns and I need a new one as mine is always slipping. The new design wheels are knurled inside the groove for better grip. also they Screwed up on the thread of the spool axle. Its just an arbor with a threaded rod and thumb nut to keep the spool on. Well the spool rotates CCW as its wire is pulled out and the stupid nut unscrews! Just a peeve I have with my $50 buck welder...yup, $50 used at Pomona swap meet. Had to carry that thing about 1/4 mile back to my car. Looks like this one but has reversible polarity DIN plug on the front. and a gas line out the back. I wish it had a better amp control instead of min/max and 1/2. Pretty bad duty cycle. will go into thermal shutdown after about 1 minute of continuous welding! That new Vulcan wire saved me from tossing this in the trash as those old beads were so bad.
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Yea I'm gonna get some more .030 and practice some more without the extension cord and see if that makes a difference. I think the cord is my biggest problem in this certain instance. Yes the tip is the correct size and the wire length is correct. Polarity isnt adjusted on my machine it has a high and low amperage and wire feed speed thats the only controls I haveToo many strikes against you. power insufficient, .035 wire needs the amperage.
Welder is a little small.
Polarity has been mentioned a few times, if it is a flux core wire feed only welder, the polarity will be correct. Correct welding tip in gun?
how much wire sticks out of gun while you weld? Should keep it 1/2” or less.
Too many strikes against you. power insufficient, .035 wire needs the amperage.
Welder is a little small.
Polarity has been mentioned a few times, if it is a flux core wire feed only welder, the polarity will be correct. Correct welding tip in gun?
how much wire sticks out of gun while you weld? Should keep it 1/2” or less.
I find the.024 wire is harder to push through the welding sleeve and it will kink at the machine spools easily if it does not have a straight run. The .030 wire pushes well for all uses.
It seems like that is always the solution to any problem these days. Throw more money at it. Haha. Unfortunately I can't afford a new mig welder or anything better than what I have so I will have to make due and learn to use what I got. I know im gonna have limitations with the equipment that I have but that's all I can afford right now and it's better than nothing at all lolI've not much advice, but if you end up welding good with what you have, WHEN you switch to gas, your welds will be awesome. I know people are trying to help but 3 pages of "buy a new one!!!"
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So I need a 20 amp circuit all by itself?Yes dartfreak75 you need a 12 gauge wire, 20 amp circuit and breaker to run that 110v welder.
Can make up a 10' to 25' extension cord out of 12 gauge wire too that will handle the 20 amps . . the shorter the better.
I just looked up my extension cord that I bought it's a 12 gauge 15 amp. I think my problem may be where I'm plugging it in at. I'm gonna have to get a outlet on a breaker by itself.It seems like that is always the solution to any problem these days. Throw more money at it. Haha. Unfortunately I can't afford a new mig welder or anything better than what I have so I will have to make due and learn to use what I got. I know im gonna have limitations with the equipment that I have but that's all I can afford right now and it's better than nothing at all lol
The problem is you have the cheapest lowest current flux core welder that is intended for light home and art welding projects. You NEED a MIG welder with shielding gas to do any sort or real autobody welding. Flux core welding is NOT a clean weld for the most part. On auto panels, they most likely will rust through soon after they are painted because of this. The entire purpose of flux core wire is to weld together steel that you cannot get clean enough to weld with MIG or TIG. I find it odd that you ask for welding advice yet you do not want to take it when people who know how to weld are giving you advice. This has nothing to do with being cheap or trying to save money. You are trying to do something with the wrong equipment. Go buy the cheapest Ebay 110v MIG welder and it will work fine when used with 75/25 shielding gas and solid wire. Also, for the welding lens, a shade 9 or 10 is fine for such low current. You need to see the welding puddle to know if you are welding correctly when you are learning.It seems like that is always the solution to any problem these days. Throw more money at it. Haha. Unfortunately I can't afford a new mig welder or anything better than what I have so I will have to make due and learn to use what I got. I know im gonna have limitations with the equipment that I have but that's all I can afford right now and it's better than nothing at all lol
We never send out a 110v rental without a 10 gauge extension cord. The 12 gauge cord is not big enough to keep the voltage from dropping which is most likely why you are experiencing issues the longer you weld with it.I just looked up my extension cord that I bought it's a 12 gauge 15 amp. I think my problem may be where I'm plugging it in at. I'm gonna have to get a outlet on a breaker by itself.
Ok thanks I will look for a 10 gauge extension cord.We never send out a 110v rental without a 10 gauge extension cord. The 12 gauge cord is not big enough to keep the voltage from dropping which is most likely why you are experiencing issues the longer you weld with it.
As for the 20 amp circuit, as long as you are not tripping the circuit breaker the plug you are using is sufficient.
So I need a 20 amp circuit all by itself?
I understand what your saying but I am not welding body panels with this welder. I do not intend on using flux core welder to do any type of body work. I just use it for projects around the house and sticking metal together. This particular project is a rust hole in the frame I'm fixing not on the body. But thank you for your input. I appreciate it.The problem is you have the cheapest lowest current flux core welder that is intended for light home and art welding projects. You NEED a MIG welder with shielding gas to do any sort or real autobody welding. Flux core welding is NOT a clean weld for the most part. On auto panels, they most likely will rust through soon after they are painted because of this. The entire purpose of flux core wire is to weld together steel that you cannot get clean enough to weld with MIG or TIG. I find it odd that you ask for welding advice yet you do not want to take it when people who know how to weld are giving you advice. This has nothing to do with being cheap or trying to save money. You are trying to do something with the wrong equipment. Go buy the cheapest Ebay 110v MIG welder and it will work fine when used with 75/25 shielding gas and solid wire. Also, for the welding lens, a shade 9 or 10 is fine for such low current. You need to see the welding puddle to know if you are welding correctly when you are learning.